The Rag & Moan Men have been playing acoustic blues, folk, Roots, Americana, and a little bit of jazz for over 15 years.  Entertaining audiences in pubs, clubs, wine bars, festivals and theatres across the south of England, they are living proof that the Basingstoke and Kennet Canal is a long-lost tributary of the Mississippi Delta.  The name comes from “Rag”, as in Ragtime and “Moan” as in Wild Ox Moan, Black Snake Moan, Clarksdale Moan and all those other early blues classics.   But the repertoire extends well beyond the music of the 20s and 30s to encompass the whole blues diaspora, to include plenty of songs written by the band plus the likes of JJ Cale, Little Feat and Van Morrison.  The common denominator is that all the material has the Blues embedded deep within its DNA.  Come prepared to  clap your hands, stamp your feet and sing along.Admission free

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